Garden Plans & Design

Designing a garden? Find inspiration gardening advice, great plant lists, and free plot plans here! We've included a basic vegetable garden, a flower garden that blooms all season long, a wedding garden, and other ideas.

Selecting Seeds for a Successful Garden
Seed catalogues use many terms to describe different plants and varieties, but which is best for you and your garden?Watch the video here >>

Top Tips for Starting Seeds Indoors
Starting plants from seed is economical and helps your plants get a head-start and produce an earlier and longer harvest. Here's a step-by-step guide to raising healthy plants from seed.Watch the video here >>

3 Common Garden Planning Mistakes
When planning your garden it's easy to ignore problems that can occur when plants are in the ground. Here are some simple solutions to common mistakes gardeners often make.Watch the video here >>

The Best Vegetables for Your Garden
Choosing which vegetables to grow in your garden can be tricky with many different crops and varieties available. Here's a simple 3-step process to help you choose.Watch the video here >>

How to Use Raised Beds in Your Garden
When planning raised beds, there are many important decisions to make. Some options to consider are location, materials, cost, soil, drainage and how long they will last.Watch the video here >>

Growing More in the Space You Have
Most gardeners want to learn how to grow more produce in the same space - a more productive garden gives a bigger harvest with less time spent weeding.Watch the video here >>

The Perfect Compost Recipe
Compost is the very best food you can give to the plants in your garden. However, making really great compost requires the right mix of ingredients.Watch the video here >>

Planning Irrigation for Your Garden
Supplying adequate water to plants is essential to having a successful garden. Find out the best ways of watering your garden to give maximum benefit to your plants.Watch the video here >>